The top 20 films of the past decade with the highest box-office earnings from midnight showings are all big-budget, fantasy flicks with established fan bases. Here's a look at the films, their midnight and opening-day earnings and total domestic gross. Sources: Times reporting, Hollywood.com, Box...

Winning the box-office derby on its opening weekend was a foregone conclusion for “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation,” leaving only the question of just how formidable a draw the latest installment in the Tom Cruise-led thriller franchise would be.

After receiving a Donkey Kong-style pounding from critics, "Pixels," the '80s video-game themed comedy starring Adam Sandler, was edged out at the box office on its opening weekend, failing to take the No. 1 spot from "Ant-Man," which earned an estimated $24.8 million.